TNIP: You seem convinced that the aircraft was flown. Why? If I’d seen the aircraft anywhere in recent times, I would have said so, here. I suspect others would be the same. None of us any dog in this fight.
If it was flown, isn’t it possible that a LAME issued a fresh MR? And it’s worth reading the entirety of the context of those AIP provisions the Captain quoted. In aviation, there are always exemptions and exceptions and exclusions tucked away somewhere...